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DoD enters decadeslong barracks lease as lawmaker warns privatization push lacks accountability tools

“The department needs to learn from its past mistakes and stop handcuffing itself with 50-year leases,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said.
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Ivanti EPMM exploitation: Researchers warn of “sleeper” webshells

A massive wave of exploitation attempts has followed the disclosure of CVE-2026-1281, a critical pre-authentication Ivanti EPMM vulnerability, the Shadowserver Foundation has warned. Some of it is automated scanning for vulnerable systems, but according to Greynoise and Defused, a suspected initial access broker has been prepping unpatched instances with a “sleeper” webshell for follow-on exploitation by other threat actors. “On February 9, Defused Cyber reported a campaign deploying dormant in-memory Java class loaders to compromised … More → The post Ivanti EPMM exploitation: Researchers warn of “sleeper” webshells appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Kimwolf Botnet Swamps Anonymity Network I2P

For the past week, the massive “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting the The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network designed to anonymize and secure online communications. I2P users started reporting disruptions in the network around the same time the Kimwolf botmasters began relying on it to evade takedown attempts against the botnet’s control servers.
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Microsoft begins Secure Boot certificate update for Windows devices

Microsoft has begun updating Secure Boot certificates originally issued in 2011 to ensure that Windows devices continue to verify boot software as older certificates reach the end of their lifecycle and begin expiring in June 2026. How Secure Boot certificate updates work For most individuals and businesses that allow Microsoft to manage updates, the new certificates will install automatically with monthly Windows updates, requiring no additional action. For specialized systems, such as servers and IoT … More → The post Microsoft begins Secure Boot certificate update for Windows devices appeared first on Help Net Security.
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CodeHunter expands behavioral intent analysis to secure the software supply chain

CodeHunter is expanding its behavioral intent technology beyond traditional malware analysis to address supply chain risk and security decision-making across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). According to a recent Gartner report, “software supply chains transcend organizational boundaries and consist of external entities in addition to internal systems.” Gartner also warns that “improper artifact integrity validation allows attackers to poison the software delivery pipeline and compromise the software being delivered”. Originally built to overcome the limitations … More → The post CodeHunter expands behavioral intent analysis to secure the software supply chain appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Kong launches Context Mesh to turn enterprise APIs into agent-ready tools

Kong has announced Kong Context Mesh, a product that automatically discovers enterprise APIs, transforms them into agent-consumable tools, and deploys them with runtime governance. “Organisations have spent years building APIs as the nervous system of the enterprise. Context Mesh allows them to reuse that investment to power agents instead of starting from scratch,” said Marco Palladino, CTO of Kong. “The challenge is that agents are only as good as the enterprise context they can reach. … More → The post Kong launches Context Mesh to turn enterprise APIs into agent-ready tools appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Common misconceptions about federal retirement benefits

With so many currently heading for the exit, it’s a good time for federal employees to improve their understanding of the retirement process.
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WSL in the Malware Ecosystem, (Wed, Feb 11th)

WSL or “Windows Subsystem Linux”[1] is a feature in the Microsoft Windows ecosystem that allows users to run a real Linux environment directly inside Windows without needing a traditional virtual machine or dual boot setup. The latest version, WSL2, runs a lightweight virtualized Linux kernel for better compatibility and performance, making it especially useful for development, DevOps, and cybersecurity workflows where Linux tooling is essential but Windows remains the primary operating system. It was introduced a few years ago (2016) as part of Windows 10.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 6 exploited zero-days fixed in February 2026

Microsoft has plugged 50+ security holes on February 2026 Patch Tuesday, including six zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by attackers in the wild. The “security feature bypass” zero-days Among the zero-days fixed are three vulnerabilities that allow attackers to bypass a security feature. CVE-2026-21513 affects the MSHTML/Trident browser engine for the Microsoft Windows version of Internet Explorer, and CVE-2026-21514 affects Microsoft Word. The former can be exploited by attackers by convincing a user to open a malicious … More → The post Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 6 exploited zero-days fixed in February 2026 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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That “summarize with AI” button might be manipulating you

Microsoft security researchers discovered a growing trend of AI memory poisoning attacks used for promotional purposes, referred to as AI Recommendation Poisoning. The MITRE ATLAS knowledge base classifies this behavior as AML.T0080: Memory Poisoning. The activity focuses on shaping future recommendations by inserting prompts that cause an assistant to treat specific companies, websites, or services as trusted or preferred. Once stored, these entries can affect responses in later, unrelated conversations. Manipulated assistants may influence recommendations … More → The post That “summarize with AI” button might be manipulating you appeared first on Help Net Security.
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